Correlation Analysis Between Expression Levels of Hepatic Growth Hormone Receptor, Janus Kinase 2, Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Genes and Dwarfism Phenotype in Bama Minipig

J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2015 Feb;15(2):1789-92. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2015.9001.

Abstract

Animal growth and development are complex and sophisticated biological metabolic processes, in which genes plays an important role. In this paper, we employed real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) to analyze the expression levels of hepatic GHR, JAK2 and IGF-I genes in 1, 30, 180 day of Bama minipig and Landrace with attempt to verify the correlation between the expression of these growth-associated genes and the dwarfism phenotype of Bama minipig. The results showed that the expression levels of these 3 genes in Bama minipigs were down-regulated expressed from 1 day to 30 day, and which was up-regulated expressed in Landrace. The expression levels of the 3 genes on 1, 30, 180 day were prominently higher in Landrace than in Bama minipigs. The significant differences of the 3 genes expression levels on 1 day between this two breeds indicate that different expressions of these genes might occur before birth. It is speculated that the down-regulated expression of the 3 genes may have a close correlation with the dwarfism phenotype of Bama minipig. More investigations in depth of this study is under progress with the help of biochip nanotechnology.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aging / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Dwarfism / physiopathology*
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
  • Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / metabolism*
  • Janus Kinase 2 / metabolism*
  • Liver / metabolism*
  • Phenotype
  • Receptors, Somatotropin / metabolism*
  • Species Specificity
  • Swine
  • Swine, Miniature / physiology*

Substances

  • Receptors, Somatotropin
  • Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
  • Janus Kinase 2